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Senate rejects abortion restriction amendment
The Senate on Tuesday rejected an amendment to health-care reform legislation that would have placed strict new limits on women's access to abortion coverage. The move was cheered by abortion rights advocates, but it may have eroded the support of some moderate Democrats for the underlying bill–leaving questions about whether another abortion provision will emerge later in the Senate debate.
The count was 54 to 45 to table the amendment, with seven Democrats (all men) supporting the measure and two Republicans (both women) opposing it.